pylint doesn't point to virtualenv python

Question

I am pretty new to python and currenty I am trying to use pylint for checking code quality. I am getting a problem. My pylint doesn\'t point to virtualenv python interpreter

Answer 1

I am fairly sure that you need to install pylint under your virtual environment and then run that instance of it.

Update - Make life easier:

I would suggest that anybody working a lot in virtual environments create a batch file, (in a known location or on the path), or bash script with something like the following called something like getlint.bat:

pip install pylint

Invoking this after activating the virtual environment will install pylint into that virtual environment. If you are likely to be offline or have a poor internet connection you can, once when you have a good internet connection, (possibly once for each of python 2 & 3):

mkdir C:\Some\Directory\You\Will\Leave\Alone
pip download --dest=C:\Some\Directory\You\Will\Leave\Alone pylint

Which will download pylint and its dependencies to C:\Some\Directory\You\Will\Leave\Alone and you can modify getlint.bat to read:

pip install pylint --find-links=C:\Some\Directory\You\Will\Leave\Alone

It will then use the pre-downloaded versions.